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Original Post Date: 2011-01-04 Time: 14:00:02 Posted By: News Poster
By Oliver Mathenge
Nairobi – With investigations of the suspects of the post-election violence by the International Criminal Court moving to possible trials and a renewed fight against corruption, a number of Kenyan politicians are walking a tightrope in their careers.
Three ministers – two of whom have declared interest in the presidential elections next year – are facing the ICC this year while at least four others are being investigated over corruption in their ministries.
Four MPs are being investigated for involvement in drug trade.
Their survival in the political arena will most likely be determined by the outcome of the investigations and eventual prosecution, if any. The politicians may be too busy defending themselves locally or at The Hague to concentrate on their future in politics.
While they may be free to carry on with political business, should the Pre-Trial Chamber judges find they have a case to answer, they will spend a lot of their time defending themselves and less time in politics.
Uhuru Kenyatta
Perceived as the heir of President Kibaki’s political turf in central Kenya, the Deputy Prime Minister faces a daunting task of fighting accusations of involvement in the 2007-8 post-election violence.
He is among the six men named by the ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo last month as the key suspected perpetrators of the violence.
Now, the minister will be fighting accusations of crimes against humanity at the ICC if the Pre-Trial Chamber allows for his prosecution.
Together with former police commissioner Hussein Ali and the head of the public service Francis Muthaura, Mr Kenyatta faces five counts of international crimes.
If the ICC judges issue the summons requested by Mr Moreno-Ocampo, the Finance minister’s career in politics may suffer a blow. The ICC likely to kick off the trial in late 2012 or early 2013.
The next General Election, in which Mr Kenyatta wants to run for the country’s top office, will be held in 2012.
Mr Kenyatta has been a key player in the Kibaki succession politics in central Kenya and has managed to stay ahead of main rivals, including Internal Security minister George Saitoti, former Justice minister Martha Karua and assistant minister for Planning Peter Kenneth in opinion polls.
He has also been at the centre of plans to form an alliance to edge out Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and William Ruto, who is also facing the ICC on allegations of masterminding the post-election violence.
William Ruto
The suspended Higher Education minister faces the same predicament as Mr Kenyatta but his case is more complicated by a corruption case that led to his suspension from Cabinet.
The Eldoret North MP is perceived as the political force in the North Rift, and especially among the Kalenjin.
Together with Industrialisation minister Henry Kosgey and journalist Joshua arap Sang, Mr Ruto is facing four counts of international crimes at The Hague.
Mr Ruto has already fallen out with the party that sponsored him to Parliament – ODM – where he is also the deputy leader. His fallout with the party leader Raila Odinga has created a wedge between ODM supporters from his region and those from other areas in the country.
Henry Kosgey
The Industrialisation minister is among the Ocampo Six and also faces corruption allegations in a case of questionable importation of motor vehicles.
The Tinderet MP is the ODM chairman and a close ally of Mr Odinga and has been the latter’s point man in Rift Valley.
Mr Kosgey has been questioned by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission over a car importation deal in which he is alleged to have cleared the importation of hundreds of cars, which are more than eight years old – – the threshold put by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The taxman ordered the vehicles detained owing to documentation queries.
Mr Kosgey is also battling claims of irregularities in the appointment of the new Kenya Bureau of Standards boss Dr Joseph Koskei, a matter that is being debated in Parliament.
Charity Ngilu
The Water and Irrigation minister is facing investigations over alleged irregular allocation of contracts in her ministry.
The Kitui Central MP’s political career and influence in the lower Eastern region could suffer a blow if she is indicted over the matter.Mrs Ngilu has been a fierce political rival of Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, who comes from the same region.
KACC is investigating corruption allegations at the ministry that range from forgery to unprocedural and double payments for goods and services, tax evasion, irregular awards of tenders and nepotism.
The claims were first raised in October by Public Works assistant minister Mwangi Kiunjuri soon after he was transferred from the Water docket.
Moses Wetang’ula
The Foreign Affairs minister stepped aside following pressure in Parliament follwing corruption allegations over the irregular acquisition of embassy land in four countries. Mr Wetang’ula is an ally of President Kibaki and is seen as a key political force in western Kenya in the 2012 elections.
The Sirisia MP’s case centres on a decision by his ministry to turn down an offer of land from the Japanese government in central Tokyo for a new embassy, opting to buy a building farther away, against the advice of experts.
Although he has not been charged with any offence, he also had to explain to MPs other questionable land or building transactions made by his ministry in Brussels, Belgium, Islamabad in Pakistan and Lagos, Nigeria.
Mr Wetang’ula has cast the blame on his subordinates saying ministers don’t handle such transactions but only deal with policies.
On the day he stepped aside, he said: “Political responsibility does not mean that when you are a politician you carry the crimes of another person or a group if it has been committed, unless there is proof that you acted in unison.”
John Harun Mwau
The Kilome MP was in December named among individuals being investigated for alleged involvement in the trade in illicit drugs in the country. Mr Mwau made his entry into parliamentary politics after three attempts, the first being in Westlands then twice in Kilome constituency.
He is a first-time MP. Though not as experienced in politics as Mrs Ngilu and Mr Musyoka, the Kilome MP is seen as a force to reckon with in Ukambani politics since he joined Parliament in 2007. During the referendum campaigns in July last year, the MP was among those from the region who campaigned against the new Constitution.
The Kilome MP’s name is among four, including three of his colleagues, in a US embassy dossier that ambassador Michael Ranneberger gave to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission in November.
Mr Mwau is being investigated by the same body he led as the first director in the mid 90s, then known as the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority(Kaca). He is the one who came up with the logo that the graft body uses today.
Gidion ‘Sonko’ Mbuvi
The youthful and flamboyant first-time Makadara MP has attracted more controversy than most of his peers in the august House in the three months he has been a legislator. He entered Parliament following a by-election after former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo won an election petition against Dick Wathika.
The MP dismissed reports that he spent Sh150 million on the by-election.
He said that he was yet to audit his campaign badget to arrive at an accurate figure but he would do so soon. Mr Mbuvi also said he would donate his salary to his constituents. He was quoted as saying he spent Sh150,000 on three campaign billboards, though advertising firms said the billboards cost Sh110,000 per month.
Commenting on the freezing of his bank account over a Sh97 million deposit from abroad, he said the money was for a beach plot he had sold.Sonko was named in the US embassy dossier on drugs trade last month. But, even before this, the MP had already attracted controversy with revelations that there were outstanding warrants of arrest against him.
According to court records, a warrant of arrest was issued against a man with the same names as the Makadara MP for jumping bail in a Sh18 million fraud case in 2005.
Kibera chief magistrate Catherine Mwangi issued the arrest warrant on August 4, 2005, after a request by the prosecution. Mr Mbuvi was in court charged with forgery and had applied for bail.
He was freed on a Sh100,000 bond, a surety of the same amount and a contact person. When he failed to appear in court, the prosecution asked for a warrant of arrest, which was issued. But the police did not arrest Mr Mbuvi, so the case was closed, although the arrest warrant appears to be still in force.
The complaint was that Mr Mbuvi, together with others not in court, obtained blankets and fabrics using a forged local purchase order allegedly issued by a government ministry. Mr Mbuvi had denied three charges of forgery, uttering a false document and obtaining goods by pretences.
The court was told that on or before May 9, 2000 at Ngara, Nairobi, Mr Mbuvi and others forged four purchase orders claiming they were from the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Heritage and Sports.
He was also charged with fraudulently uttering to Mr Praveen Misra three forged purchase orders between May 9 and June 2000, at Testillose (EA) Company at Ngara.
A third count stated that between May 9 and June 22, 2000 at the company Mr Mbuvi, together with others, obtained 36,530 blankets and 6,200 metres of fabric, all valued at Sh18.1 million by presenting three forged purchase orders.
William Kabogo
The Juja MP who recaptured his seat after a successful petition against government chief whip George Thuo has also been named in the US embassy drugs trade dossier. He has however dismissed the claims saying his wealth has been earned through genuine business.
Ali Hassan Joho
The Kisauni MP is named in the drugs trade dossier. He joined Parliament in the 2007 elections and is seen as a useful political ally by presidential hopefuls seeking support from the coastal region.
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Original date published: 1 January 2011
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